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little children in activities and encourage them to find ways to keep their children "in place" when <br />possible to avoid use of the road system. Mayor Torrey said that in many cases children were <br />required to travel long distances for their games and their families went along in single-passenger <br />cars during the hours of greatest congestion. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson agreed with Mayor Torrey about the need to educate those who scheduled youth <br />activities, saying those efforts should be broadened beyond sports activities. <br /> <br />Ms. Childs reported that because the other adopting bodies had completed their review of the <br />TDM policies and made no changes, the City's mandatory option for TDM could go forward. <br /> <br />Discussion of transit-related policies was deferred to a future work session. <br /> <br />2. Work Session and Action: A Resolution Declaring Response of the City of Eugene to the <br /> Listing of the Upper Willamette Spring Chinook as Threatened Under the Endangered <br /> Species Act of 1973 <br /> <br />Public Works Department Director Christine Andersen and Planning and Development <br />Department Director Paul Farmer were present for the item. Ms. Andersen reminded the council <br />that it previously gave staff direction on the City's response to the draft 4(d) rules issued by the <br />National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). She called the council's attention to a copy of the <br />resolution prepared by staff in February (Attachment A) and a revised resolution (Attachment B) <br />distributed to councilors prior to the meeting. Ms. Andersen clarified that now staff was seeking <br />direction from the council on the preparation of work plans responding to the Endangered <br />Species Act listing of the spring chinook that was reflective of the community's goals. <br /> <br />Mr. Farmer recollected that councilors had previously asked what it would mean if the City <br />developed a program approved by NMFS as part of its issuance of the 4(d) rules. If the program <br />was found to give reasonable assurances species takes would not occur, those rules would then <br />limit the application of the general take prohibition. The question discussed at the time was what <br />that implied for approved development activities. Mr. Farmer said that the only way such a <br />program could be approved by NMFS was if the City "raised the bar" in terms of its expectations <br />of itself and others; then, activities and regulations carried out under those raised expectations <br />must be found to have no impact on the species. <br />Mayor Torrey asked why the resolution before the council was necessary. Ms. Andersen <br />reiterated that staff was seeking direction on the development of a work plan. She believed that <br />the community's next focus would be on implementation strategies, which she termed the "meat <br />and potatoes" of a work program. Ms. Andersen suggested that it would help the City develop <br />more specific information about the budget implications of the program, and its impact on the <br />community. <br /> <br />Also in response to Mayor Torrey, Mr. Johnson suggested that at minimum, the council adopt a <br />resolution mirroring its previous direction to staff (Option C). He believed that the council was <br />supportive of restoring the species and habitat to the degree possible in Eugene. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said that the depth provided by the resolution was a much better message to carry <br />forward to the public than the mere adoption of Option C had been. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly noted that several members of the council had worked on alternative versions of the <br />resolution (Attachment B). He reviewed the proposed changes. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 10, 2000 Page 6 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />